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post hocs

post hocs is the plural of post hoc.

Meaning of post hoc

Noun

post hoc (plural post hocs)

  1. An instance of the post hoc ergō propter hoc fallacy, in which temporal order is confused with causation.
    • or that it is altogether fair to accumulate the post hocs with their inevitable suggestion of propter1919, George Saintsbury, A History of the French novel (to the close of the 19th century), page 422

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Questions about post hocs

What is post hocs the plural of?
Post hocs is the plural of post hoc.

Words near post hocs in the dictionary

  1. Post Gazette
  2. post hanger
  3. post hangers
  4. post haste
  5. post hoc
  6. post hocs
  7. post horn
  8. post horns
  9. post horse
  10. post horses
  11. post house

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